Barron's Picks And Pans: Boeing, Comcast, Conoco, Emerson And More

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  • This weekend's Barron's cover story suggests how to play the streaming TV revolution.
  • Other featured articles discuss the effect of lower enterprise tech spending and offer dividend stock picks for a low-rate world.
  • Also, the prospects for an oil giant, an optical retailer, a beleaguered aerospace leader, and more.

"How to Play the Stocks in the Streaming TV Revolution" by Jack Hough makes a case for Comcast Corporation CMCSA to come out ahead of Netflix Inc NFLX and Walt Disney Co DIS as the landscape changes.

Andrew Bary's "ConocoPhillips Stock Looks Cheap After a Selloff" suggests ConocoPhillips COP shares look cheap now but that may change as investors discern its good prospects and shareholder-friendly blueprint for the future.

In "National Vision Stock Is a Buy, Says Wall Street. Some Shorts Say Look Again.," Bill Alpert offers a look at why bearish investors are taking aim at National Vision Holdings Inc EYE, the fastest-growing U.S. optical chain for a decade.

Goldman Sachs says corporate spending plans for tech products have "deteriorated markedly," according to "Enterprise Tech Is Becoming a Tough Sell" by Tae Kim. See whether Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and IBM IBM are among the stocks most at risk.

In Lawrence C. Strauss's "5 Dividend Stocks for a Low-Rate World," find out what makes Johnson & Johnson JNJ, Nucor Corporation NUE and others solid investment considerations for a low-rate world.

See Also: Vanity Fair Author: Suspiciously Profitable China Trades May Not Be 'On The Level'

"There Is Opportunity In Emerson Shares, Says Activist" by Al Root shows how Emerson Electric Co. EME stock could rise 50% if cost cutting, better governance and a plan to split the business in two is adopted.

In "Health-Care Stocks Are on the Mend," Ben Levisohn points out that after a dismal performance this year, the recovery in health care stocks like Medtronic PLC MDT and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd TEVA may just be getting started.

Boeing Co BA shares will rally on evidence that the troubled 737 Max is being cleared for use again. So says Al Root's "Boeing's Recovery Just Got a Lot More Complicated." But first, there is more bad news to digest.

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